Peach tree

ABSTRACT

A peach tree designated &#34;Clyde Wilson&#34; having leaves of dark green upper surface, yellowish green under surface, flowers of pink color overall, fruit appearance of yellowish red with reddish areas, flesh which appears to be yellow overall, the cavity being reddish in general, a particularly valuable characteristic for commercial production being the fact that the ripening period in effect extends the season of the &#34;Loring&#34; (Unpatented) variety since the fruit is similar and sizes well when a heavy crop is produced.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of peachtree which I have designated as W-850 and which will be knowncommercially as "Clyde Wilson" variety.

My new variety was discovered by me as a sport of "Loring", anunpatented variety growing in my cultivated orchard at Ft. Valley, Ga.

It was discovered as a sport of "Loring" because the sport limb carriedgreen fruit even when the last tree of the "Loring" variety had beenpicked for the last time. Since the fruit did remain it was observed todetermine whether it would ripen and have potential as an attractivecommercial variety.

After repeated asexual reproduction by budding and continuedobservation, it has been determined that the characteristics come trueand the aspect of late ripening is particularly valuable, inasmuch asthe effect is to extend the picking season since the fruit is enoughlike the parent "Loring" to provide an excellent commercial variety. Infact the volume of fruit produced is quite comparable to the oldestablished Elberta variety and thus even more important commercially.

The period by which the season is in effect extended, varies somewhatbut is at least seven days and often fourteen days.

Since the color of the fruit is an attractive overall red with yellowbackground, it compares favorably with the parent "Loring" and it isparticularly important to note that the fruit sizes well, even when thetree is carrying a heavy crop.

Further the volume of fruit per tree has been established as very goodand thus growers will find it to be an important addition to their usualvarieties.

The fact that the characteristics set forth are consistently maintainedwhen trees are grown at Ft. Valley, Ga. in my cultivated orchard andalso near Princess Anne, Md. under cultivated conditions, is importantto support wide spread planting and production from a commercialoperation in which substantial numbers of trees may be involved.

In describing certain specific aspects of the tree and fruit, it isnotable that the leaves are a dark green upper side and yellowish-greenbeneath.

The flowers are an attractive pink and the overall fruit color may bestbe described as yellowish-red with darker reddish areas.

The flesh generally appears overall to be yellow with decided reddishcolor near the cavity.

More specific aspects and details of my new variety are set forth in theappended description referring to the same and disclosed in the drawingwherein the leaves and fruit, both overall and sectioned are in color asnearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in a colorillustration of this character, which shows shape of those elements aswell.

The limitations imposed by color photography are found in theseillustrations as would be expected, and may thus be slightly differentfrom true colors though undoubtedly much of the fruit will be like thedisclosure herein.

In the detailed description of my new variety of peach tree, the colorterminology is that related to the Munsell Color Cascade published byMacBeth Division of Kollmorgen Corporation, except where color terms ofordinary dictionary significance are suitable.

Parentage: A sport of the variety "Loring" (unpatented).

Locality where grown and observed: Near Fort Valley, Ga. and PrincessAnne, Md.

Dates of first and last pickings: August 16 to August 28.

Tree: Large size; vigorous; spreading; tall; vase formed; rapid growing;hardy; very productive; regular bearer.

Trunk.--Medium; smooth.

Branches.--Medium thickness and smoothness. Color -- Red.

Leaves.--Length -- 63/8 inches. Width -- 15/8 inches. Form -- Ovate;taper pointed; thick. Color -- Dark green (16-15) upper side. Greenishyellow (23-12) under side. Margin -- Finely serrate. Petiole -- Short --1/4 inch. Thickness -- Medium.

Flowers: Dates of first and full bloom -- April 6 to April 10. Size --Large. Color -- Pink (45-2) overall appearance.

Fruit:

Maturity when described.--Mid August.

Size.--Uniform. Axial diameter -- About 27/8 inches. Transverse diameter-- About 3 inches.

Form.--Uniform; symmetrical; regular; globose; ribbed.

Cavity.--Unsymmetrical. Depth -- 1/2 inch. Breadth -- About 7/8 inches.

Stem.--Clubbed; stout. Length -- 1/4 inch.

Skin.--Tough; smooth. Ground color -- Golden (27-8). Color markings --Mottled; blushed. Bloom -- Abundant. General color effect -- Yellowishred (33-6) with reddish areas.

Flesh: Juicy.

Color.--Yellowish (28-6) overall.

Texture.--Firm; melting.

Flavor.--Delicate; aroma pronounced.

Quality.--Good.

Use: Market; local; dessert.

Keeping quality: Medium; about three weeks in ordinary storageconditions.

Resistance to disease: Good; to bacterial spot and non-browning.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree of the yellowfleshed type, substantially as herein shown and described, characterizedparticularly as to novelty by the unique combination of late ripening ofa fruit quite similar to the "Loring" (Unpatented) variety, extendingthe season on the order of seven to fourteen days, the excellent sizingof the fruit even where the tree is carrying a heavy crop, theattractive fruit having overall yellowish red appearance withsubstantial areas of red, the flesh being of yellowish appearanceoverall, distinctly reddish cavity and further the ability to producefruit on a comparable basis in widely spaced geographic areas.